A couple questions related to powder painting?

[VaCrappieMan]

I painted some jigs the other day and the paint turned out really dark. My question is was it from the lighter I used to heat the jighead or was it from the toaster oven being at to high of a temperature? I got a heat gun the other day to start using but I have yet to try it. Also, I hate the way the jigs I painted look they are so dark is there anything I can use to get the paint off of them and try again? Any ideas?

Thanks,

Michael

[Crappiehappy]

it sounds like you got the jigheads too hot when you heated with lighter. what temp did you have the toaster over set at....

[bdorman]

I've dipped plenty of overheated jigheads into the paint, but the usual outcome is just too much paint, clogged eye, etc. I'm new to PP but when I started I was overheating jigs so much that they melted off the hook. Otherwise I've never seen the paint darken from having heated the jig too high.

If they didn't look burnt before curing, I'd bet the curing oven is set too high. Are you getting a lot of paint "running" during the curing?

[Fatman]

First ditch the lighter and use the heat gun!!!!! Second go to Wally World target who cares and get an in oven thermometer- some of the guys at Tackle Underground did the test on this and it showed some of the toaster ovens set at 350 were actually running way hotter than that. Check it!!!

Are the jigheads bright and shiny new or have they oxidized??? If so get some white vinegar and clean them, then rinse in water and dry.

Only other thing I can think of is you got a bad jar of powder.

[VaCrappieMan]

I've used the powder before and it was great (ruby red slipper) still the same jar and these turned out so dark... I had the toaster oven temp set at 350 degrees and I think I let them go for 10 minutes.... I was painting some smaller jigs 1/32 1/64 and 1/80 oz... I don't get alot of drips since I use a fluid bed and all but, I just don't understand whats up with it... Oh and the jigheads haven't oxidized that I know of... I will try some of the new ones I just poured... who knows

[dayooper]

My guess would be the lighter. It probably left a layer of soot on the jigs. A heat gun is the best way to go. Better yet, preheat them all in a toaster oven. Then pull them out and dip in the fluid bed. I highly recommend using an oven thermometer to test the accuracy of the knob on the toaster oven. To remove the powderp aint from the jigs, we us Dad's Paint Stripper. Put then in a pan, cover with the stripper and let sit overnight. Hope this helps!

[Fatman]

VA you just gave the last part of the puzzle

"I've used the powder before and it was great (ruby red slipper) still the same jar and these turned out so dark"

You heated the jig head to hot and or didn't dip quick enough - Usually it's the heat being to hot and it doesn't allow it to coat the head and just kind of burns it on. I had some like that too - My Wagner heat gun 2 months old lost the low setting and I've had to use just the high setting. After the gun ran for about a minute I was using a count of 4 on each side with the low setting but that's when I burned the paint on - high was only like 2 2 1/2 on each side.

When that dipped one came out looking weird did you have like a long strand of hardend paint kinda of looks like hardend thread and that's when I figured out what I was doing.

On stripping them if you're talking before curing just take an old pocket knife and scrape the paint off - if they're cured do what dayooper described, better yet if you got a bunch of kids in your area who you know fish tie em up or put a plastic grub on it and give to the kids.

[VaCrappieMan]

Yeah I did get sort of a hardened strand on some of them but after curing they came out really really really dark... I guess I overheated them before putting them in the toaster oven...

[Fatman]

Well that cinced it = nothing to worry about. I've done it before and probably will do it again. But I really would spend a couple of bucks for that in oven thermometer. Have fun painting

Fatman

[fish_4_all]

Acetone will remove the paint eventually. Just takes time and sometimes 2 soaks. Stripper will likely work a lot better.

Done did the too hot jig heads a couple times and got burnt orange instead of hot orange. Still worked for shrimp patterns but not what I wanted.